Genealogy Chat

Please forgive me if these questions are too basic. In recent times I have only dipped in and out of GR and things seem to have changed.

I have just been speaking to a relative who has recently joined GR. Apparently he has had to pay £80 to join. Is there no longer a free account?

Secondly, how do I open my tree to him? There used to be a box to tick at the bottom of messages sent through GR and I cannot find it.

Help would be appreciated!

To share your tree -

First he has to have at least one name on his GR tree - probably his own as a starting point.

Then you have to look for that name in "Search all Member Trees" under "Search" at the top of the page.

Click on "Find out more" beside your friend's name as tree owner.

Just below the resulting Message box you'll see "Allow this member to view my family tree".

Re subscription cost -
your friend must have opted for Platinum membership.



But yes, you can still register with GR free of charge.

You have to go to the GR site while you're logged out, as you would be if you were a new user wanting to register.
Click on "Register" at the top right of the home page.

(You can't see "Register" if you're logged in, because in that case you're already registered.)

Many thanks!